LOS ANGELES — Meg Whitman, the former eBay chief running to become governor of California, lashed back Wednesday at a charge she knowingly employed an illegal immigrant as a housekeeper. But a lawyer for the housekeeper countered by publicly...

WASHINGTON — US researchers have found a new, “remarkably efficient” way to generate human stem cells that could provide an alternative to using embryonic stem cells in treating disease, a study published Thursday said. The new...

Michigan governor calls for Shirvell’s firing; state AG defends him UPDATE: Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox has not suspended his assistant, Andrew Shirvell, as was previously reported. Shirvell has “taken a personal leave...

A partial list of Republican candidates running for US Congress in this year’s mid-term elections shows that at least 78 of them have professed to oppose abortion in all cases, including where rape or incest are involved. The Republican...

News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch engaged US lawmakers in a heated debate Thursday on immigration as he defended coverage by his Fox News networks against critics who claim it is overly conservative. “We welcome all views on Fox News. We...

James von Brunn, the white supremacist who officials say shot dead a security guard at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, last year, was planning to target a senior White House adviser, Time magazine reported Thursday. In a report on...

LONDON — Former president Pervez Musharraf warned Wednesday that Pakistan’s military could launch another coup, as he prepared to launch a new party and rejoin the country’s turbulent politics. The retired general said army chief...

O’Reilly reminds Maher US might still be party to torture HBO host Bill Maher ventured into the lion’s den this week, sitting down for a two part interview with Fox News host Bill O’Reilly. During the first several minutes of...

Many of the ideas I get from blogging are due strictly to what is probably a low-grade, undiagnosed form of ADD. I’m constantly jumping back and forth between Google Reader, Twitter, and whatever long form articles I’ve pulled up to...

Meg Whitman responds to immigrant maid allegations, says she did nothing wrong Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman reiterated Thursday that she never saw a 2003 letter from the government suggesting her housekeeper was an illegal...

A victim of pedophilia is calling on a Senate candidate from Wisconsin to speak out against the Catholic church diocese where his abuse occurred. Ron Johnson is vying for Sen. Russ Feingold’s job but hit a snag Monday when video surfaced...

Emanuel to resign as White House chief of staff Friday, to begin Chicago mayor bid Rahm Emanuel will resign as White House chief of staff on Friday and will begin his campaign for Chicago mayor by meeting with voters in the city on Monday, two...

Del. Senate candidate’s nonprofit group didn’t file with IRS, could lose status A nonprofit evangelical group founded and run by Republican Senate nominee Christine O’Donnell of Delaware is at risk of losing its tax-exempt...